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{{Short description|American record label}}
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| founded = {{start date|2003, [[San Francisco Bay Area]]}}
| founded = {{start date|2003, [[San Francisco Bay Area]]}}
| founder = [[Jana Herzen]]
| founder = [[Jana Herzen]]
| distributor = [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]]
| distributor = [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]], [[PIAS Group|PIAS]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[World music|world]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[World music|world]]}}
| country = [[U.S.]]
| country = [[U.S.]]
| location = [[New York City]]
| location = [[New York City]]{{!}}[[San Francisco]]
| url = {{URL|www.motema.com}}
| url = {{URL|www.motema.com}}
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'''Motéma Music''' is a [[jazz]] and [[world music]] record label in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 2003 in [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. This record label’s catalog spans genres, cultures, and generations and has received [[Grammy]] recognition for over twenty-five albums in jazz, Latin-jazz, [[reggae]], and [[R&B]]. Founded by label president and recording artist [[Jana Herzen]], Motéma was the first to bring soul/jazz musician [[Gregory Porter]] to international attention with his Grammy-nominated first albums, ''Water and Be Good'' and his hit song "1960 What?" The label launched international careers for jazz piano star [[Joey Alexander]], modern soul singer [[Deva Mahal]], and Cuban musician [[Pedrito Martinez]], among others.
'''Motéma Music''' is a [[jazz]] and [[world music]] record label in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 2003 in [[San Francisco Bay Area]] by label president and recording artist [[Jana Herzen]]. The label has received [[Grammy]] recognition more than 25 times for albums in [[jazz]], Latin jazz, [[reggae]], and [[R&B]]. Motema's roster includes [[Gregory Porter]], [[Joey Alexander]], [[Deva Mahal]], [[Pedrito Martinez]], [[Randy Weston]], [[Geri Allen]], [[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]], [[Monty Alexander]], and [[Charnett Moffett]], [[Donny McCaslin]], [[Mark Guiliana]], and [[Terri Lyne Carrington]] and many other respected artists in jazz, world and soul music. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://motema.com/about/|title=Motema Music. Artists of power and distinction since 2003}}</ref>

Also in the label’s catalog are recordings by established performers such as [[Randy Weston]], [[Geri Allen]], [[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]], [[Monty Alexander]], and [[Charnett Moffett]], alongside releases by younger players including [[Donny McCaslin]], [[Mark Guiliana]], Jihye Lee, and NEA Jazzmaster [[Terri Lyne Carrington]] + Social Science, whose much-talked-about Grammy-nominated activist album ''Waiting Game'' garnered 2020 Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year accolades from ''Downbeat'' among other awards and recognition. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://motema.com/about/|title=Motema Music. Artists of power and distinction since 2003}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Motéma Music was founded in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. A production company since 1997,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motema.com/press/jana-herzen/134 |title=Motema |access-date=2011-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005110451/http://www.motema.com/press/jana-herzen/134 |archive-date=2011-10-05 }}</ref> it became a label after signing [[Babatunde Lea]] for his album, ''[[Soul Pools]]''. Jana Herzen, a singer-songwriter who composed and performed on "'Round the World" on ''Soul Pools'', was trying to get out some records and created the label to do so, never intending to be a CEO.<ref name="Henderson">Alex Henderson. "Motéma Music" ''All About Jazz'', November 2010, pp. 12 & 39</ref> Herzen chose the name because of its similarity to the sound of "[[Motown]]".
Motéma Music was founded in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. A production company since 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motema.com/press/jana-herzen/134 |title=Motema |access-date=2011-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005110451/http://www.motema.com/press/jana-herzen/134 |archive-date=2011-10-05 }}</ref> Motema was started by singer [[Jana Herzen]] to release her music,<ref name="Bilawsky">{{cite web |last1=Bilawsky |first1=Dan |title=Jana Herzen: Passion Of A Lonely Heart album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/passion-of-a-lonely-heart-jana-herzen-motema-music-review-by-dan-bilawsky |website=All About Jazz |access-date=14 October 2023 |language=en |date=20 November 2012}}</ref> starting with her debut album ''Soup's on Fire'' 1999 released before the label had landed international distribution.<ref name="Edgar">{{cite web |last1=Edgar |first1=Hannah |title=Jana Herzen Reflects on Motéma at 20 |url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/jana-herzen-reflects-on-motema-at-20 |website=Downbeat.com |access-date=14 October 2023 |language=en |date=26 September 2023}}</ref> She chose "Motema" because it translates to "heart" in the Bantu language Lingala.<ref name="Edgar" /> The label was officially founded in 2003 in San Francisco, and moved to New York City in 2005.

Herzen moved the label to New York in 2005. At one time, the label was based in the third floor of the [[Langston Hughes House]].<ref>Arcynta Ali Childs. "Lawsuits and the Langston Hughes House." ''[[The Village Voice]]'', August 27, 2008. http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-08-27/news/lawsuits-real-estate-relics-and-the-langston-hughes-house/</ref> The label has since changed locations but remains in Harlem. The Motéma logo was designed by [[Winston Smith (artist)|Winston Smith]].<ref name="winstonsmith">{{cite web|url=http://winstonsmith.com/dossier/ |title=Winston Smith News - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE|date=11 April 2011|access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref>

The label is very artist-centric and focuses on each artist's individual development. It is because of this reputation that such artists as [[Geri Allen]] and [[Rufus Reid]] came to the label.<ref name="winstonsmith"/>

==Jazz Therapy==
[[Roni Ben-Hur]] and Jana Herzen founded the Jazz Therapy series as a benefit for the [[Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund]] of the [[Englewood Hospital and Medical Center]] Foundation in [[Englewood, New Jersey]], which underwrites medical care for uninsured jazz musicians who are unable to pay for medical care. The series so far has included CDs by Ben-Hur and [[Ithamara Koorax]], and [[Juarez Moreira]]. Ben-Hur met [[Nilson Matta]] in the performance lounge of Englewood Hospital, which led to their collaboration on the third release in the series.


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
===Grammy Awards===
===Grammy Awards===
* 2011: 53rd Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''Water'' - [[Gregory Porter]]
* 2011: 53rd Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''[[Water (Gregory Porter album)|Water]]'' - [[Gregory Porter]]
* 2012: 54th Grammy Nominated for Best Regae Album – ''Harlem Kingston Express Live!'' – [[Monty Alexander]]
* 2012: 54th Grammy Nominated for Best Reggae Album – ''Harlem Kingston Express Live!'' – [[Monty Alexander]]
* 2012: 54th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal – ''The Music of Randy Newman'' – [[Roseanna Vitro]]
* 2012: 54th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal – ''[[The Music of Randy Newman]]'' – [[Roseanna Vitro]]
* 2013: 55th Grammy Nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance – Real Good Hands, from ''Be Good'' – [[Gregory Porter]]
* 2013: 55th Grammy Nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance – Real Good Hands, from ''[[Be Good (Gregory Porter album)|Be Good]]'' – [[Gregory Porter]]
* 2015: 57th Grammy Win for Best Latin Jazz Album – ''The Offense of the Drum'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]]
* 2015: 57th Grammy Win for Best Latin Jazz Album – ''The Offense of the Drum'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]]
* 2015: 57th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''I Wanna Be Evil'' – [[René Marie]]
* 2015: 57th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''I Wanna Be Evil'' – [[René Marie]]
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* 2016: 58th Grammy Win for Best Instrumental Composition and Latin Grammy Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' - [[Arturo O'Farrill]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Win for Best Instrumental Composition and Latin Grammy Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' - [[Arturo O'Farrill]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Improvisation and Best Instrumental Jazz Album – ''My Favorite Things'' – [[Joey Alexander]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Improvisation and Best Instrumental Jazz Album – ''[[My Favorite Things (Joey Alexander album)|My Favorite Things]]'' – [[Joey Alexander]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''Many A New Day'' – [[Karrin Allyson]]
* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''[[Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein|Many A New Day]]'' – [[Karrin Allyson]]
* 2017: 59th Grammy Nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo – ''Countdown'' – [[Joey Alexander]]
* 2017: 59th Grammy Nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo – ''Countdown'' – [[Joey Alexander]]
* 2017: 59th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''Sound of Red'' – [[René Marie]]
* 2017: 59th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''[[Sound of Red]]'' – [[René Marie]]
* 2017: 59th Grammy Won Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Composition – ''Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom'' – [[Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960)|Ted Nash]]
* 2017: 59th Grammy Won Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Composition – ''[[Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom]]'' – [[Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960)|Ted Nash]]
* 2018: 60th Grammy Win for Best Instrumental Composition – ''Familia: Tribute to Bebo and Chico'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]] and [[Chucho Valdes]]
* 2018: 60th Grammy Win for Best Instrumental Composition – ''Familia: Tribute to Bebo and Chico'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]] and [[Chucho Valdes]]
* 2019: 61st Grammy Nomination Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – ''Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!'' – [[Mark Guiliana]]
* 2019: 61st Grammy Nomination Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – ''[[Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!]]'' – [[Mark Guiliana]]
* 2019: 61st Grammy Nomination Best Instrumental Improvisation – ''La Madrina'' – [[Melissa Aldana]]
* 2019: 61st Grammy Nomination Best Instrumental Solo – ''La Madrina'' – [[Melissa Aldana]]



==Discography==
==Discography==

===2001===
*[[Jana Herzen]] – ''Soup's on Fire''


===2003===
===2003===
*[[Babatunde Lea]] – ''Soul Pools''
*[[Babatunde Lea]] – ''Soul Pools'' with [[Ku-umba Frank Lacy]], [[Hilton Ruiz]], [[John Benîtez]], [[Mario Rivera (musician)|Mario Rivera]], [[Kevin Jones (musician)|Kevin Jones]], Jana Herzen, [[Raul Midon]], [[Ernie Watts]], [[Geoff Brennan]] 7-09363-7136-2
*[[Lynne Arriale]] – ''Arise''
*Babatunde Lea – ''Level of Intent'' with [[Jon Faddis]], [[Charnett Moffett|Charnette Moffett]] [sic], Hilton Ruiz, [[Frank Colón]], [[John Purcell (musician)|John Purcell]], Frank Lacy, [[Tommy James]], [[Santi Debriano]], [[Kenny Barron]], [[Marvin Horn]] 8-20320-0047-2 (reissue of a 1996 Diaspora Records album)
*[[Lynne Arriale]] Trio ([[Jay Anderson]], [[Steve Davis (American drummer)|Steve Davis]]) – ''Arise'' MTM71372


===2004===
===2004===
*[[DJ Jackie Christie]] – ''Made 4 U''
*Babatunde Lea – ''Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost'' with [[Steve Rurre]], Richard Howell, [[Glen Pearson]], [[Geoff Brennan]], [[Ron Belcher]], [[Bujo Kevin Jones]] MTM 00002
*[[Jana Herzen]] – ''Soup's on Fire'' MOTEMA 6681-2
*[[Discomind]] – ''The Fresh Turnout'' unnumbered [digital download; physical CDs are promotional items only]
*[[DJ Jackie Christie]] – ''Made 4 U'' RAD 90079-2


===2005===
===2005===
*Babatunde Lea – ''Level of Intent''
*Lynn Arriale Trio (Jay Anderson, Steve Davis) – ''Come Together'' MTM 00001
*Babatunde Lea – ''Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost''
*Lynn Arriale Trio (Jay Anderson, Steve Davis) – ''Come Together''
*[[Bujo Kevin Jones]] – ''Tenth World''


===2006===
===2006===
*[[Marc Cary]] – ''Focus'' with [[David Ewell]], [[Sameer Gupta]] MTM-00005
*[[Marc Cary]] – ''Focus''
*Lynne Arrialle Trio – ''Live''
*[[Bujo Kevin Jones]] with [[Kelvin Sholar]], [[George Makinto]], [[Brian Horton (musician)|Brian Horton]], [[Kevin Louis]], [[Damon Warmack]], [[Jamieo Brown]] – ''Tenth World'' MTM 0000-3
*[[Kit McClure]] [[Kit McClure Band|Band]] – ''Just the Thing: The Sweethearts Project Revisited'' RH 9005
*Lynne Arrialle Trio (Jay Anderson, Steve Davis) – ''Live'' MTM-00007


===2007===
===2007===
*Marc Cary & [[Shon "Chance" Miller]] – ''XR Project: AbStraKt<nowiki>|</nowiki>BlaK '' MTM-00004
*Marc Cary & Shon "Chance" Miller – ''XR Project: AbStraKt<nowiki>|</nowiki>BlaK ''
*[[Pete Levin]] – ''Deacon Blues''
*[[Pete Levin]] – ''Deacon Blues'' featuring [[Joe Beck]], [[Mike DeMicco]], [[Danny Gottlieb]], [[Tony Levin]], [[Ken Lovelett]], [[Carlos "Patato" Valdes|Carlos Valdez]] MTM-0008
*[[Roni Ben-Hur]] – ''Keepin' It Open'' with [[Jeremy Pelt]], [[Ronnie Mathews]], [[Santi Debriano]], [[Lewis Nash]], [[Steve Kroon]] 232537
*[[Roni Ben-Hur]] – ''Keepin' It Open''
*[[Rufus Reid]] Quintet ([[Sumi Tonooka]], [[Tim Horner]], [[Freddie Hendrix]], [[Rich Perry]]) – ''Live at the [[Kennedy Center]]'' MTM-00009 (CD+DVD)
*[[Rufus Reid]] – ''Live at the Kennedy Center''
*[[Amy London]] – ''When I Look in Your Eyes''
*[[Ryan Cohan]] – ''[[One Sky]]'' with [[Bob Sheppard (musician)|Bob Sheppard]], [[Geof Bradfield]], [[Tito Carillo]], [[James Cammack]], [[Lorin Cohen]], [[Kobie Watkins]], [[Ruben Alvarez (musician)|Ruben Alvarez]], [[Jean-Christophe Leroy]] MTM-00012
*[[Ryan Cohan]] – ''[[One Sky]]''
*[[Amy London]] – ''When I Look in Your Eyes'' featuring [[John Hicks (jazz pianist)|John Hicks]], [[Lee Musiker]], Roni Ben-Hur, Rufus Reid, [[Leroy Williams]], [[Chris Byars]] MTM-00011
*[[KJ Denhert]] – ''Lucky 7'' MTM-00014


===2008===
===2008===
*[[Antonio Ciacca]] Quintet ([[Kengo Nakamura (musician)|Kengo Nakamura]], [[Rodney Green (musician)|Rodney Green]], [[Stacy Dillard]], [[Joe Magnarelli]]) – ''Rush Life'' 232536
*[[Antonio Ciacca]] – ''Rush Life''
*Bujo Kevin Jones – ''Bujo Kevin Jones & Tenth World Live!'' with [[Kelvin Sholar]], [[Brian Horton (musician)|Brian Horton]], [[Kevin Louis]], [[Joshua David]], [[Jaimeo Brown]] MTM-00020
*Bujo Kevin Jones – ''Bujo Kevin Jones & Tenth World Live!''
*[[The New Jazz Composers Octet]] – ''The Turning Gate''
*KJ Denhert – ''Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz'' with [[Bennett Paster]], [[Ray Lavier]], [[Mamadou Ba]], [[John Caban]], and featuring [[Aaron Heick]] MTM - 00017
*Roni Ben-Hur, [[Gene Bertoncini]] – ''Smile: Jazz Therapy, Volume 1''
*[[The New Jazz Composers Octet]] – ''The Turning Gate'' MTM-00019
*Roni Ben-Hur, [[Gene Bertoncini]] – ''Smile: Jazz Therapy, Volume 1'' MTM - 00018


===2009===
===2009===
* [[Charnett Moffett]] – ''The Art of Improvisation''
*Lynne Arriale – ''Nuance: The Bennett Studio Sessions'' featuring [[Randy Brecker]], [[George Mraz]], [[Anthony Pinciotti]] MTM-00022
* Lynne Arriale – ''Nuance: The Bennett Studio Sessions''
*[[Charnett Moffett]] – ''The Art of Improvisation'' with [[Will Calhoun]], [[Yunchen Lhamo]], [[Patrick Stanfield Jones|Pat Jones]] MTM-21
*[[Sertab Erener]], [[Demir Demirkan]] – ''Painted on Water'' MTM23<!--no hyphen-->
* [[Sertab Erener]], [[Demir Demirkan]] – ''Painted on Water''
*[[Oran Etkin]] – ''Kelenia'' MTM - 24
* [[Oran Etkin]] – ''Kelenia''
*[[Tessa Souter]] – ''Obsession'' MTM-27
* [[Tessa Souter]] – ''Obsession''
*Babatunde Lea's Umbo Weti: A Tribute to [[Leon Thomas]] with [[Dwight Trible]], [[Ernie Watts]], [[Patrice Rushen]], [[Gary Brown (musician)|Gary Brown]] MTM-25
* Babatunde Lea – ''Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas''
*[[Alexis Cole]] – ''The Greatest Gift'' MTM-26
* [[N.E.D.]] – ''No Evidence of Disease''
*[[N.E.D.]] – ''No Evidence of Disease'' MTM-29
* [[Alexis Cole]] – ''The Greatest Gift: Songs of the Season''
*[[Ithamara Koorax]], [[Juarez Moreira]] – ''Bim Bom - The Complete [[João Gilberto]] Songbook'' (Jazz Therapy, Vol. 2) MTM-30
* [[Ithamara Koorax]], [[Juarez Moreira]] – ''Bim Bom: The Complete João Gilberto Songbook''
*Roni Ben-Hur – ''Fortuna'' with [[Ronnie Mathews]], Rufus Reid, [[Lewis Nash]], [[Steve Kroon]] MTM-28
* Roni Ben-Hur – ''Fortuna''
* Antonio Ciacca Quintet – ''Lagos Blues''
*2009 Motéma Summer Sampler
*Antonio Ciacca Quintet (Kengo Nakamura, [[Ulysses Owens]], Stacy Dillard, [[Steve Grossman (saxophonist)|Steve Grossman]]) – ''[[Lagos]] Blues'' MTM-32
*2009 Motéma Winter Sampler


===2010===
===2010===
*[[Geri Allen]] – ''[[Flying Toward the Sound]]''
*Rufus Reid featuring [[Steve Allee]] & [[Duduka da Fonseca]] – ''Out Front'' MTM-36
*Rufus Reid featuring [[Steve Allee]] & [[Duduka da Fonseca]] – ''Out Front''
*[[Tomoko Sugawara]] – ''Along the Silk Road'' with [[Robert Dick (flautist)|Robert Dick]] and [[Ozan Aksöy]] MTM-31
*[[Geri Allen]] – ''[[Flying Toward the Sound]]'' MTM-37
*[[Tomoko Sugawara]] – ''Along the Silk Road''
* Lynne Arriale – ''Solo'' MTM-38 [unreleased]
*Marc Cary – ''Focus Trio Live 2009''
*[[Gregory Porter]] – ''[[Water (Gregory Porter album)|Water]]''
*Sertab Erener, Demir Demirkan – ''Love'' ([[Extended play|EP]]) MTM-44 [digital download; only promo CDs exist]
*Marc Cary – ''Focus Trio Live 2009'' MTM-33
*[[Patrick Stanfield Jones]] – ''A Heart and an Open Road''
*Charnett Moffett – ''Treasure''
*[[Patrick Stanfield Jones]] – ''A Heart and an Open Road'' with [[Barry Wiesenfeld]], [[Don Gardner]], [[Steven "Muddy" Roues]], [[Rave Tesar]], Jana Herzen, Kit McClure, [[Erik Lawrence]], [[Chip Larison]] MTM-39
*Geri Allen and Timeline – ''[[Geri Allen & Timeline Live|Live]]''
*[[Gregory Porter]] – ''Water'' MTM-41
*Charnett Moffett – ''Treasure'' MTM-43
*Oran Etkin – ''Wake Up Clarinet!''
*Ryan Cohan – ''Another Look''
*Geri Allen and [[Timeline (band)|Timeline]] – ''Live'' MTM-42
*Ryan Cohan – ''Another Look'' MTM-45
*[[Sameer Gupta]] – ''Namaskar''
*Bettina Jonic – ''The Bitter Mirror: Songs by Bob Dylan and Bertolt Brecht''
*Motéma Music Summer Sampler 2010
*Oran Etkin – ''Wake Up Clarinet!'' MTM-TMB-46-1
*[[Randy Weston]] – ''The Storyteller''
*[[Sameer Gupta]] – ''Namaskar'' with Marc Cary, [[Pt. Ramesh Misra]], Srinivas Reddy, [[David Boyce]], [[Prasant Radhakrishnan]], [[Charith Premawardanan]], [[David Ewell]] MTM-49
*[[Randy Weston]] – ''The Storyteller'' MTM-51
*KJ Denhert – ''Album No. 9'' MTM-47
*[[Bettina Jonic]] – ''The Bitter Mirror: Songs by [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Bertolt Brecht]]'' MTM-50 (reissue of 1975 album)


===2011===
===2011===
*Lynne Arriale – ''Convergence'' MTM-54
*Lynne Arriale – ''Convergence''
*[[Rondi Charleston]] – ''Who Knows Where the Time Goes'' with [[Dave Stryker]], [[James Genus]], [[Clarence Penn]], Lynne Arriale, [[Brandon McCune]], [[Mayra Casales]] MTM-55
*[[Rondi Charleston]] – ''Who Knows Where the Time Goes''
*Amy London – ''Let's Fly''
*Amy London – ''Let's Fly'' featuring Roni Ben-Hur, [[Santi Debriano]], [[Steve Williams (jazz drummer)|Steve Williams]], [[Steve Kroon]], [[Tadro Hammer]], [[Glauco Sagebin]], [[Richard Wyands]] MTM-56
*[[T.K. Blue]] – ''Latin Bird''
*[[T.K. Blue]] – ''Latin Bird'' featuring [[Willie Martinez (musician)|Willie Martinez]], [[Roland Guerrero]], [[Essiet O. Essiet]], [[Theo Hill]] and special guests [[Lewis Nash]], [[Steve Turre]] MTM-57
*Rufus Reid & Out Front (Steve Allee & Duduka da Fonseca)
*2011 Motéma Music Sampler
*[[René Marie]] – ''Voice of My Beautiful Country''
*Rufus Reid & Out Front (Steve Allee & Duduka da Fonseca) featuring [[Toninho Horta]], [[Bobby Watson]], [[Freddie Hendrix]], [[JD Allen]] – ''Hues of a Different Blue'' MTM-58
*[[René Marie]] – ''Voice of My Beautiful Country'' MTM-59
*[[Malika Zarra]] – ''Berber Taxi''
*[[Nilson Matta]] and Roni Ben-Hur with [[Victor Lewis]] and [[Café (musician)|Café]] – ''Mojave - Jazz Therapy, Vol. 3''
*[[Malika Zarra]] – ''Berber Taxi'' MTM-60
*[[Jean-Michel Pilc]] – ''Essential''
*[[Nilson Matta]] and Roni Ben-Hur with [[Victor Lewis]] and [[Café (musician)|Café]] – ''Mojave - Jazz Therapy, Vol. 3'' MTM-64
*[[Jean-Michel Pilc]] – ''Essential'' MTM-61
*[[Roseanna Vitro]] – ''The Music of Randy Newman''
*[[Monty Alexander]] – ''Harlem - Kingston Express Live!''
*[[Roseanna Vitro]] – ''The Music of [[Randy Newman]]'', arranged by [[Mark Soskin]] with [[Sara Caswell]], Dean Johnson, Tim Horner, [[Jamey Haddad]], [[Steve Cardenas]] MTM-65
*[[JC Stylles]] featuring [[Pat Bianchi]] and [[Lawrence Leathers]] – ''Exhilaration and Other States''
*[[Monty Alexander]] – ''Harlem - Kingston Express Live!'' with Karl Wright, [[Yotam Silberstein]], [[Hassan Shakur]], [[Obed Calvaire]]. [[Robert Thomas, Jr. (percussionist)|Robert Thomas]], [[Hoova Simpson]], [[Andy Bassford]] MTM-67
*[[Geri Allen]] – ''[[A Child Is Born (album)|A Child Is Born]]''
*[[JC Stylles]] featuring [[Pat Bianchi]] and [[Lawrence Leathers]] – ''Exhilaration and Other States'' MTM-68
*[[Geri Allen]] – ''[[A Child Is Born (album)|A Child Is Born]]'' MTM-69
*[[A Moving Sound]] – ''A Moving Sound''
*Pilc Moutin Hoenig – ''Threedom''
*[[A Moving Sound]] – ''A Moving Sound'' [compilation from their second and third albums] MTM-71
*[[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]] Cuban Ensemble – ''[[Plays Nat King Cole en Español]]''
*Pilc Moutin Hoenig – ''Threedom'' MTM-72
*[[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]] Cuban Ensemble – ''[[Plays Nat King Cole en Español]]'' with special guests [[Daniel Melingo]], Juanjo Mosalini, The Sinfonieta of Sines MTM-73
*René Marie – ''Black Lace Freudian Slip'' with [[Kevin Bales]], [[Rodney Jordan]], [[Kenneth Baxter (musician)|Kenneth Baxter]], [[Quentin Baxter]], [[Bill Kopper]], [[Lionel Young]], [[Dexter Payne]], [[Michael A. Croan]] MTM-74
*[[Pilc Moutin Hoenig]] – ''Threedom''
*[[Pilc Moutin Hoenig]] – ''Threedom''
*[[Gregory Porter]] – ''1960 What? The Remixes''
*[[Gregory Porter]] – ''1960 What? The Remixes''
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===2012===
===2012===
*[[Elio Villafranca]], [[Arturo Stable]] – ''Dos y Mas''
*[[Elio Villafranca]], [[Arturo Stable]] – ''Dos y Mas''
*[[Gregory Porter]] – ''Be Good''
*[[Gregory Porter]] – ''[[Be Good (Gregory Porter album)|Be Good]]''
*[[Lynne Arriale]] – ''[[Solo (Lynne Arriale album)|Solo]]''
*[[Lynne Arriale]] – ''[[Solo (Lynne Arriale album)|Solo]]''
*[[Joe Locke (musician)|Joe Locke]] / [[Geoffrey Keezer]] Group – ''Signing''
*[[Joe Locke (musician)|Joe Locke]] / [[Geoffrey Keezer]] Group – ''Signing''
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===2013===
===2013===
*David Murray Infinity Quartet featuring [[Macy Gray]] & [[Gregory Porter]] – ''[[Be My Monster Love]]'' MTM 112
*David Murray Infinity Quartet featuring [[Macy Gray]] & [[Gregory Porter]] – ''[[Be My Monster Love]]''
*[[Marc Cary]] – ''[[For the Love of Abbey]]'' MTM 122
*[[Marc Cary]] – ''[[For the Love of Abbey]]''
*Geri Allen – ''[[Grand River Crossings]]'' MTM 128
*Geri Allen – ''[[Grand River Crossings]]''
*'The Joe Locke Quartet with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra – ''Wish Upon A Star''
*'The Joe Locke Quartet with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra – ''Wish Upon A Star''


===2014===
===2014===
*[[Arturo O'Farrill]] & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – ''The Offense of the Drum''<ref name="motema20140506" />
*[[Arturo O'Farrill]] & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – ''The Offense of the Drum''<ref name="motema20140506" />
*[[Ginger Baker]] – ''Why?''
*[[Ginger Baker]] – ''[[Why? (Ginger Baker album)|Why?]]''
*[[Kellylee Evans]] – ''I Remember When''
*[[Kellylee Evans]] – ''I Remember When''
*[[Omer Avital]] – ''New Song''
*[[Omer Avital]] – ''New Song''
*[[Oran Etkin]] – ''Gathering Light''
*[[Oran Etkin]] – ''Gathering Light''
*[[The Cookers]] – ''Time and Time Again''
*[[The Cookers]] – ''Time and Time Again''
*[[Brian Jackson & Kentyah Frazer]] – ''Evolutionary Minded, furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron''
*[[Brian Jackson (musician)|Brian Jackson]] & Kentyah Frazer – ''Evolutionary Minded, furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron''


===2015===
===2015===
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*[[Jana Herzen]] – ''Kapolioka'ehukai''
*[[Jana Herzen]] – ''Kapolioka'ehukai''
*[[The Royal Bopsters]] – ''Party of Four''
*[[The Royal Bopsters]] – ''Party of Four''

=== 2023 ===
* [[Volker Goetze]], Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, Alejandro Moreno – ''Flamenkora''
* Shuteen Erdenebaatar – ''Rising Sun''
*[[Geri Allen]] and [[Kurt Rosenwinkel]] – ''[[A Lovesome Thing (Geri Allen and Kurt Rosenwinkel album)|A Lovesome Thing]]''

Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://motema.com/releases-all |title=All Releases |website=Motéma Music |access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 17:13, 3 April 2024

Motéma Music
Founded2003, San Francisco Bay Area (2003, San Francisco Bay Area)
FounderJana Herzen
Distributor(s)The Orchard, PIAS
Genre
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew York City|San Francisco
Official websitewww.motema.com

Motéma Music is a jazz and world music record label in the United States. It was founded in 2003 in San Francisco Bay Area by label president and recording artist Jana Herzen. The label has received Grammy recognition more than 25 times for albums in jazz, Latin jazz, reggae, and R&B. Motema's roster includes Gregory Porter, Joey Alexander, Deva Mahal, Pedrito Martinez, Randy Weston, Geri Allen, David Murray, Monty Alexander, and Charnett Moffett, Donny McCaslin, Mark Guiliana, and Terri Lyne Carrington and many other respected artists in jazz, world and soul music. [1]

History[edit]

Motéma Music was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area. A production company since 2003,[2] Motema was started by singer Jana Herzen to release her music,[3] starting with her debut album Soup's on Fire 1999 released before the label had landed international distribution.[4] She chose "Motema" because it translates to "heart" in the Bantu language Lingala.[4] The label was officially founded in 2003 in San Francisco, and moved to New York City in 2005.

Awards and honors[edit]

Grammy Awards[edit]

Discography[edit]

2001[edit]

2003[edit]

2004[edit]

2005[edit]

  • Babatunde Lea – Level of Intent
  • Babatunde Lea – Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost
  • Lynn Arriale Trio (Jay Anderson, Steve Davis) – Come Together
  • Bujo Kevin Jones – Tenth World

2006[edit]

  • Marc Cary – Focus
  • Lynne Arrialle Trio – Live

2007[edit]

2008[edit]

2009[edit]

2010[edit]

2011[edit]

2012[edit]

2013[edit]

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

2020[edit]

2023[edit]

Source:[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Motema Music. Artists of power and distinction since 2003".
  2. ^ "Motema". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  3. ^ Bilawsky, Dan (20 November 2012). "Jana Herzen: Passion Of A Lonely Heart album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Edgar, Hannah (26 September 2023). "Jana Herzen Reflects on Motéma at 20". Downbeat.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra｜The Offense of the Drum". Motéma Music. May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra｜Cuba: The Conversation Continues". Motéma Music. August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ^ "All Releases". Motéma Music. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

External links[edit]

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